Winter Drive through Rogers Pass
Driving through the Rocky Mountains from Golden BC via Rogers Pass to Revelstoke BC Canada on February 12, 2019
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Rogers Pass (elevation 1,330 m or 4,360 ft) is a high mountain pass through the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia used by the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Trans-Canada Highway. The pass is a shortcut across the Big Bend of the Columbia River from Revelstoke on the west to Donald, near Golden, on the east. The pass was discovered on May 29, 1881, by Major Albert Bowman Rogers, a surveyor working for the Canadian Pacific Railway. A second pass was named for Rogers in 1887 in Montana, c.373 miles to the south-east.
Rogers Pass is in the heart of Glacier National Park, in the midst of mountains popular for ski mountaineering, camping, hiking and mountain climbing ever since the region became accessible in 1886. The location has tourist services including the Rogers Pass Discovery Centre and National Park services. Rogers Pass is commemorated as a National Historic Site of Canada.
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TOP 14. Best Tourist Attractions in Revelstoke - British Columbia, Canada
TOP 14. Best Tourist Attractions in Revelstoke - British Columbia, Canada: Giant Cedars Boardwalk Trail, Revelstoke Mountain Resort, The Enchanted Forest, Revelstoke Railway Museum, Meadows in the Sky Parkway, Mount Revelstoke National Park, Three Valley Gap Ghost Town, Revelstoke Dam Visitor Centre, Revelstoke Aquatic Centre, Glacier National Park, Skunk Cabbage Boardwalk, Rogers Pass Discovery Centre, Blanket Creek Provincial Park, Blanket Creek Provincial Park, Revelstoke Museum
Exploring #Canada's National Historic Sites- Rogers Pass | theWanderers-notebook
Hey Wandering Army! Welcome back to the Exploring Canada's National Historic Sites video series with today's video focusing in on the Rogers Pass National Historic Site located in the stunning heart of Glacier National Park situated in eastern British Columbia.
Rogers Pass is in the heart of Glacier National Park, in the midst of mountains popular for ski mountaineering, camping, hiking and mountain climbing ever since the region became accessible in 1886. The location has tourist services including the Rogers Pass Discovery Centre and National Park services. Rogers Pass is commemorated as a National Historic Site of Canada.
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#984 Road Trip - Rogers Pass 2018-05-22
In our various travels, I use a dashcam in the vehicle. It started using my Sony CX110 and then went through various iterations of dedicated cameras to the current Viofo A119.
I've posted a few of these Road Trip videos in the past and our recent trip through the mountains of British Columbia made a couple more seem inevitable.
This is just the camera footage, as taken, but sped up by a factor of ten. Every hour of trip shows as six minutes on screen.
Description From Wikipedia:
Rogers Pass (elevation 1,330 m or 4,360 ft) is a high mountain pass through the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia used by the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Trans-Canada Highway. The pass is a shortcut across the Big Bend of the Columbia River from Revelstoke on the west to Donald, near Golden, on the east. The pass was discovered on May 29, 1881, by Major Albert Bowman Rogers, a surveyor working for the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Rogers Pass is in the heart of Glacier National Park, in the midst of mountains popular for ski mountaineering, camping, hiking and mountain climbing ever since the region became accessible in 1886. The location has tourist services including the Rogers Pass Discovery Centre and National Park services. Rogers Pass is commemorated as a National Historic Site of Canada
Recorded with a Viofo A119 HD .
Edited and produced using Cyberlink PowerDirector 16 Ultimate.
Where provided, information regarding locomotive types, build and other data are from the '2017 Canadian Trackside Guide' published by (and available from) the Bytown Railway Society Inc., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
N.B.The photographer and cameras did not encroach on the line of the right-of-way in taking this video. It is dangerous, foolhardy (and illegal) to enter on railway rights-of-way. Just sayin' ... You don't stand on a runway to watch airplanes.
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Ski touring Rogers Pass - Winter Permit System - Glacier National Park
Planning to ski in Rogers Pass, Glacier National Park, BC? Your Winter Permit keeps you out of the line of fire. The Winter Permit System is in effect from November to April annually. Learn it. Get your Winter Permit.
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Glacier, a family experience
Amazing Forests... Explore Glacier National Park with your family this summer. From exhibits at the Rogers Pass Discovery Centre to ancient forest trails, Glacier has something for everyone.
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Beaverhorn Damto create Abraham Lake in Central Alberta in Western Canada
HDVideo about theBeaverhorn Dam and Recreation Area to create theAbraham Lake in Central Albertain Western Canada
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Rocky Mountaineer® --- Westramp of Rogers Pass at the Laurie Shed
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Een beer langs de highway en een plaats om te overnachten langs de Glacier Highway British Columbia, Canada.
Cheops North Bowl
When we first arrived in Rogers Pass, we found a stable snow pack opening some higher alpine routes. Reaching Cheops North Bowl had a spooky feeling, one of the more emotional lines experienced. I felt the mountains presence the rest of the week. Cheops has a history of shedding its cornices into the valley below. Luckily we scored a stable day but these upper cornices is what pushed us out of the area after the next storm came. Know when to go, and when not to. Got a real BIG Thank You to the guys at Rogers Pass Discovery Center! This video is just one run.
Visiting CAMPBELL RIVER, BC + Hiking in ELK FALLS | Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Come join us for another exciting travel day on Vancouver Island as we head north to Campbell River, BC to enjoy visiting the town before going hiking at Elk Falls.
After our stop at Miracle Beach, we hopped back in the car and continued our drive up to Campbell River, British Columbia. After a week of spotting black bears left, right and centre, we had a funny little incident where we thought a dog was one.
Once we got into town, we checked out some of the murals and browsed through antiques at the Trading Post, before heading down to the pier.
The Discovery Pier is Canada’s first saltwater fishing pier, so it’s a little piece of history. It looks out over the Discovery Passage and it’s a popular fishing spot. The pier stretches out 600 ft and is equipped with rod holders, bait stands, and fish cleaning tables. You can even rent fishing rods if you’re there between May and October.
That afternoon we continued to the Quinsam River Hatchery, because, have I already mentioned that Campbell River is the Salmon Capital of the World?! The hatchery has a visitor center with information about the hatchery program and the salmon life cycle, but really, I think most of us were there for a chance to spot a black bear fishing.
You can see pink adults in September, and chinook and coho adults in October and November. It’s open to visitors seven days a week from 8:00am to 3:30pm, and well worth the visit if you’re already in the area. From there, it was onwards to nearby Elk Falls.
One of the main draws to Elk Falls is the 25-metre waterfall that gives the park its name. There is a suspension bridge for those willing to brave the heights, as well as viewing decks.
And that’s pretty much a wrap for our day exploring Campbell River, BC and the surrounding area.
A special thanks to TROVER for making this trip possible.
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Visiting CAMPBELL RIVER, BC + Hiking in ELK FALLS | Vancouver Island, British Columbia:
Come join us for an epic road trip to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada where partner with Trover to cover the island from the south all the way up to the north. Unlike most Vancouver Island road trips and travel series which focus on the triangle of Vancouver, Nanaimo and Tofino, we branch off and visit lesser-known places such as Gold River, Port Alice and Malcolm Island just to name a few.
Our trip to Vancouver Island starts off with a flight from Toronto to Vancouver, followed by the shortest flight of our lives from Vancouver to Victoria. From Victoria, we head to our base of Mount Washington in the central part of the island, where highlights include spotting black bears, hiking in Mount Washington and visiting vineyards in Comox.
Our journey then continues to Gold River, Sam's hometown, where we board the Uchuck III en route to Friendly Cove. We also go to nearby Campbell River where we walk along a beautiful fishing dock, tour a hatchery and come across a black bear, and hike in Elk Falls which was our favourite hike on this entire journey.
Heading to northern Vancouver Island, we base ourselves in Port Alice and visit the nearby towns of Port McNeill, Port Hardy and Telegraph Cove. For separate day trips, we take the ferry to Malcolm Island where we visit the former Finnish Community of Sointula and take another ferry to Alert Bay where we have the opportunity to appreciate First Nations totem poles, artwork and museums.
Our Vancouver Island road trip concludes with visits to Parksville, Nanaimo and Victoria. Overall, it was one of the best road trips we've ever done focusing mostly on nature, outdoor adventure, wildlife spotting and visiting off-the-beaten-path villages and communities that have a lot to offer but aren't that well known.
If you are thinking of doing a Canada road trip, Vancouver Island should be at the top of your list. For more information and tips on all the places we visited on Vancouver Island, you can check out this Trover list:
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GOODBYE DEATH VALLEY / WM. MANLEY AND JM.ROGERS PASS
Wm. Manley and Jm. Rogers are known for one of historys greatest acts of heroism. Their wagon trains were lost in Death Valley in 1850 America. They walked through the Great Mojave desert for 250 miles to southren California to get food and supplies for the starving Bennett and Arcane families. Then after buying three burrows and food, returned the same 250 miles to save the stranded starving families. Everyone survived. There's many mysteries as to what route they took. After climbing to the Roger's Pass marker, then climbing up to Manley lookout, i'm convinced that they must have taken Pleasent Canyon. It's a no brainer. The accepted route is through Butte Valley to Redlands canyon. However there is a 100 ft. vertical drop at the western most point of that canyon. Women and children would have had a very hard time with that obsticale. I tried to represent all possible route's here. They could have taken Middle Park Canyon, South Park Canyon, or Pleasent Canyon as stated. Even Mengel Pass is a possability. However they did it, these are two of the bravest men who ever lived. I salute them, with Rolling Rock!
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Spectacular footage Train plowing through deep snow Arthurs Pass
Kiwirail attempting to plow a route through to Christchurch today from Arthurs Pass made for some spectacular images. 07 June 2012
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20191020 加拿大8日遊第5日-班夫小鎮-冰河國家公園(羅傑士峽道 )-灰熊鎮-科隆納
20191020 今天的行程是，結束東進洛磯山脈區，開始西返，由班夫小鎮出發，順訪菲爾德(Field)小鎮，冰河國家公園(羅傑士峽道)，經灰熊鎮，夜宿科隆納，昨天訪驚奇角天氣差，今天返程，再訪一下，先往驚奇角，開始車遊賞景，很快到了，天氣好轉，返程再訪驚奇角，大夥上觀景台，遠眺 The Fairmont Banff Spring Hotel 費爾蒙特班夫溫泉酒店，感謝天氣幫忙，及阿倫、司機的貼心，大夥再賞景。
續往菲爾德(Field)小鎮，車遊賞景，來到途中，城堡山觀景區，下車稍賞一下，阿倫戲說:原本想命名「艾森豪山」，邀請美國總統德懷特•艾森豪，來命名典禮，結果天氣不佳，典禮順沿，隔天再舉行典禮時，酷愛高爾夫的艾森豪，與朋友打球去，沒來，加拿大人覺得，熱臉貼冷屁股，由詹姆斯•赫克托於1858年命名，由于山形象一座城堡而得名「城堡山」。
續往菲爾德小鎮，車遊賞景，菲爾德小鎮是當年修太平洋鐵路遺留下來的，當初是築路工人的工棚區，它與班夫鎮、賈斯伯鎮、路易絲湖鎮同為落基山公園內僅有的市鎮，目前約有300多名居民，聽說多半是鐵路公司或國家公園的僱員。 由於在1號公路邊上,離天然橋很近，成了自駕旅遊者喜歡順帶參觀之地。 菲爾德鎮沒有太多的旅遊色彩，但環境優美，很有特色，只感覺是個平凡與寂靜的小村。
往菲爾德小鎮，車遊賞景，跨楓葉1號國道上，有許多動物過馬路用的遷徙路橋，來到爾德小鎮旁遊客中心了，下車稍歇賞景，這裡的火車站在1884至1950年代可是連接洛磯山脈的轉擇點與位於這裡山區鐵路的重要一環，小鎮背後的 Stephen Mt.(史蒂芬山) 曾在1886年被發現化石，加上鐵路的興起讓Field在當時還可真風光。後來汽車工業發達後，漸漸的 Field 菲爾德小鎮舊又恢復以往的平靜。
菲爾德小鎮旁遊客中心，遠眺 Stephen Mt.(史蒂芬山) 賞景，遠眺菲爾德小鎮賞景，及水中倒影賞景一番後，續往冰河國家公園(羅傑士峽道)，車遊賞景，來到冰河國家公園區中，可見成排的鋸齒狀山峰，這些都是冰河的遺跡，同時也包含著四百座仍在活動的冰河，國家公園之名也由此而來。
往羅傑士峽道，車遊賞景，偶現的修路堵車，來到羅傑士峽道，羅傑隘口的冰河國家公園遊客中心了，這裡稱為羅傑士峽道(Rogers Pass)；位在冰河國家公園的至高點，海拔約1300公尺。從這裡可以將冰河公園的最俊秀風光與冰河遺跡盡收眼底。路旁有個鐵路紀念館以紀念當年修築峽道因發生雪崩而遭到活埋的工人。這一帶是鐵路通過的最高點，也是降雪量最大又多的地區，當年修築鐵路時，由於峽道挖掘非常困難，在技術無法克服下，本想放棄修築，但有一位工程師願意承接這項工程，並要求如工程完工後要以他的名字來命名，這位工程師名叫Rogers，因此峽道修築成功後便命名為 Rogers Pass。
加拿大冰河國家公園羅傑斯隘口訪客中心(Rogers Pass Discovery Centre)，海拔約1327公尺，羅傑斯峽道除了擁有冰河國家公園的最佳景觀視野外，它更是全加拿大一號高速公路的最高點。 羅傑士峽道(Rogers Pass)，高度4,534英呎，曾是加拿大東西橫貫鐵路的至高點。
羅傑斯隘口訪客中心所在的冰河國家公園，介於大平洋氣侯及美洲大陸氣侯帶之間，國家公園的哥倫比亞山，其西邊受到太平洋潮濕氣侯的影響，冬季較暖和，東邊則受到大陸氣侯的影響，冬季乾而冷，因此造成冬季每日百分之百下雪的情形！
羅傑斯隘口訪客中心巡禮，這裡經常雪崩，想要搭建鐵路，卻技術難以克服，政府一度想放棄此地，但又考慮到這個峽道為重要的交通要道，如果無法搭建，要連貫東西兩邊更是天方夜譚，所以政府號召是否有可以解決此難題的鐵路工程師加入，廣發英雄帖以及提出高額的獎金，當時有位天才工程師出面，經過他的技術與判斷，終於修復完成，這位工程師告訴政府他不需要拿高額獎金，他只要求一件事-他要留名於後，他認為這是不朽的報酬，「羅傑士（Rogers）」便是那位天才工程師的名字。
羅傑斯隘口訪客中心，擁有冰河國家公園的最佳景觀視野，可惜天候不佳，為了防範雪崩災害，冬天常須預防性砲擊-人工雪崩，金屬的馬褲安裝在遊客中心前面的草坪，供遊客模仿拍照，今天覆雪草坪不見了，白雪皚皚也不錯看，著短袖的工作人員，也來湊熱鬧，根大夥合拍照，很熱情，我們著重娤，工作人員說不冷還好。
續往灰熊鎮，車遊賞景，來到楓葉『灰熊(非常)』好看的-灰熊鎮了，午餐香港餐廳，來早了，大夥先賞楓，餐廳隔壁是灰熊鎮唯一電影院，巧遇20160902美西8日遊，領隊左左小姐，帶他團中，幾日中餐廳都會碰到，看來旅程安排都差不多，中午香港餐廳，中式自助餐，餐畢集合前，再賞楓，大巴來了，準備告別，楓葉『灰熊(非常)』好看的-灰熊鎮了。
續往科隆納，車遊賞景，科隆納市政府，有懸賞兩百萬加幣，捉水怪，往科隆納，途經楓葉一號國道與97A公路交叉處有一個小鎮--夕卡摩(Sicamous)，大夥下去走一走吃個冰淇淋，鎮上這一戶從歐洲荷蘭移民至此的農民，在此經營了一個乳牛農場，因為養乳牛，還附帶做了許多乳製品，如牛奶,冰淇淋,乳酪等等在這販賣，因為產品物美價而漸漸遠近馳名，不知從何開始，這裡已經變成經過此地必來的景點了，除了觀光客，就連當地居民也都在此購買乳製品呢。
夕卡摩乳牛農場附近，也小賞楓一下，來到科隆那(Kelowna)了，位在歐肯那根湖區，據說有水怪！ 根據古印地安傳說，有一惡人遭惡鬼上身，殺害了族中備受尊崇的酋長，爾後天神降罪於此人，將他變成歐肯那根湖中名為「Ogopogo」的巨蛇。至今科隆那市政府仍以兩百萬加幣的代價，懸賞能找到傳說中的水怪之人，阿倫邀大夥來此不妨碰碰運氣！
科隆那見到「Ogopogo」巨蛇，感覺像國小遊樂區裡的木須龍，阿倫說:19世紀，香港招募華工，大多是廣東人，冬天把附近狗狗都進補吃了，當地居民擔心波及小孩，問說有見到異相否?華工回答，好像有水怪抓走了狗狗，問水怪長像，華工想加國人不知有龍，就形容它，結果得此「Ogopogo」水怪，賞地標「風帆」，訪客中心洗個手，續行，夜宿Holiday Inn West Kelowna 旅社，同時也結束，加拿大8日遊第5日-班夫小鎮-冰河國家公園(羅傑士峽道) -灰熊鎮-科隆納。
Glacier National Park (Canada) | Wikipedia audio article
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Glacier National Park (Canada)
00:01:29 1 History
00:02:37 1.1 Rogers Pass
00:03:36 1.2 Glacier House
00:05:02 1.3 Mountaineering
00:06:40 1.4 Connaught Tunnel and the Trans-Canada Highway
00:08:29 2 Geography
00:09:03 2.1 Mountains
00:10:04 2.1.1 Major peaks and ranges
00:11:01 2.2 Glaciers
00:13:27 2.3 Rivers
00:14:21 3 Geology
00:15:57 3.1 Caves
00:16:58 4 Ecology
00:17:48 4.1 Flora
00:19:12 4.2 Fauna
00:20:48 5 Climate
00:22:00 5.1 Avalanche control
00:22:51 6 Facilities
00:24:24 7 See also
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Glacier National Park is one of seven national parks in British Columbia, and is part of a system of 43 parks and park reserves across Canada. Established in 1886, the park encompasses 1,349 km2 (521 sq mi), and includes a portion of the Columbia Mountains. It also contains the Rogers Pass National Historic Site.
The park's history is closely tied to two primary Canadian transportation routes, the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), completed in 1885, and the Trans-Canada Highway, completed in 1963. The pass in the centre of the park eluded explorers until 1881. The railway brought with it tourism, the establishment of Glacier National Park and the construction of a popular alpine hotel. The heavy winter snows and steep, avalanche-prone valleys of the park have been a major obstacle to transportation, necessitating much railway engineering and avalanche control measures.
The park contains high peaks, large, active glaciers, and one of Canada's largest cave systems. Its dense forests support populations of large mammals, birds, and alpine species. The region is noted for its heavy snowfall. The park has an extensive network of trails, three campgrounds, and four backcountry huts and cabins. Due to the major transportation routes that bisect it, Glacier National Park sees large numbers of visitors.
Rotary Snow Plow
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CP Train Kinsmen Park In Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
CP Train Kinsmen Park In Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The Canpotex Train will be a replica of a CP Train, complete with a one-third scale locomotive and caboose, and spacious seating for 44 adults or 66 children. It will travel at a speed of approximately 8 kilometres per hour along the new 626 metre loop (176 metres longer than the previous one), completing a full loop in roughly five minutes.
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This is one of a few rides/attractions at the Kinsmen Park in downtown Saskatoon. Open and free to the public with parks and spray pad. There is a small kiosk where you purchase ride tickets for the popular CP train, a merry-go-round, and a ferris wheel. What an incredible park/facility in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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The Pacific Northwest (PNW), sometimes referred to as Cascadia, is a geographic region in western North America bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and (loosely) by the Cascade Mountain Range on the east. Though no official boundary exists, the most common conception includes the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. states of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Broader conceptions reach north into Southeast Alaska and Yukon, south into northern California, and east of the Continental Divide to include Western Montana and parts of Wyoming. Narrower conceptions may be limited to the northwestern US, or to the coastal areas west of the Cascade and Coast mountains. The variety of definitions can be attributed to partially overlapping commonalities of the region's history, culture, geography, society, and other factors.
The Northwest Coast is the coastal region of the Pacific Northwest, and the Northwest Plateau (also commonly known as the Interior in British Columbia and the Inland Empire in the United States) is the inland region. The term Pacific Northwest should not be confused with the Northwest Territory (also known as the Great Northwest, a historical term in the United States) or the Northwest Territories of Canada.
The region's largest metropolitan areas are Greater Seattle, Washington, with 3.8 million people; Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, with 2.5 million people; and Greater Portland, Oregon, with 2.4 million people.A key aspect of the Pacific Northwest is the US–Canada international border, which the United States and the United Kingdom established at a time when the region's inhabitants were composed mostly of indigenous peoples. The border—in two sections, along the 49th parallel south of British Columbia and the Alaska Panhandle west of northern British Columbia—has had a powerful effect on the region. According to Canadian historian Ken Coates, the border has not merely influenced the Pacific Northwest—rather, the region's history and character have been determined by the boundary.